Pandan IndahPandan Indah is an area developed with mixed development project.

Pandan Indah

Pandan Indah is a notable township sandwiched between Ampang and Cheras. It is a mixed development and therefore, there is mixed projects like condominiums, service apartments, apartment duplex, double-storey terrace houses and retail lots from different developers.

Houses in the area are either freehold or leasehold. Whilst it is a matured area, there is still a fair amount of novel buildings being developed. Though Pandan Indah will not be categorized as a black area, break-in and snatch theft cases happen frequently to unguarded residents. As a result, a few communities has been employing security guards and reminding their residents to be vigilant all the time.

Condominium dwellers find Pandan Indah to be fairly safe as they have 24-hour security with patrol. The neighbourhood is home to people from different backgrounds and income levels as there is a varying price of homes to serve the higher income and lower income residents. Other developed property in Pandan Indah are Taman Shamelin Perkasa, Taman Maluri and Pandan Jaya. It also boasts a myriad of condominiums and apartments with the famous ones being Axis Crown and Putri Court. There are is Kenari Court and Grandeur Tower for the middle class and for the lower income group there is Pandan Cahaya and Merpati Apartment.

Pandan Indah provides numerous township amenities and various facilities around the the area viz. Mid-Point Shopping Centre, Pandan Kapital, AEON Jusco, Tesco Ampang, Fiesta, 1Shamelin, Galaxy Ampang, restaurants, retail shops schools and clinics within walking distance. The place is considered as a prime area due to its proximity to the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Besides, few condominiums get to enjoy KLCC view from their homes. Korean lovers will enjoy the nearness to Little Korea in Ampang Avenue. The latter is not to be mistaken with One Ampang Avenue near Ampang Point.

Pandan Indah is under the responsibility of Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ), and is strategically located with accessibility to major expressways. The Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2), Ampang-Hulu Klang Highway (AKLEH), Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE), Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS) and other main roads serve the area. One can also get to the city centre with Jalan Pandan Indah, Jalan Ampang and Jalan Pandan Jaya. Moreover, BESRAYA's Lebuhraya Sungai Besi, which stretches from Pandan Jaya to the UPM Interchange has given a new look to the much used Jalan Pandan Indah. As such, commuters of Pandan Indah can get to Bangsar in only 15 minutes. Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak and Kajang are also conveniently to reach. The facelift also provides faster access to Bukit Indah with the additional flyovers on Jalan Pandan Indah which greatly bottleneck. For public transportation users, the Pandan Indah LRT Station services this township together with many Rapid KL buses.

Analysis

Pandan Indah is normally a crowded area due to the density of the area and the high number of vehicles passing dailyespecially on the MRR2. This issue is solved by the novel Besraya Eastern Extension (BEE) highway which features two new flyovers that targets to offers another route which bypasses the MRR2. Other packed areas area Jalan Shamelin, Jalan Pandan Satu and Jalan Pandan Indah are they will be broadened from two lanes to three lanes. The government is solving the bottleneck with a number of new roads which is in planning.

As a permanent home, residency in Pandan Indah is attractive as a reasonable, independent township besides being close to the city centre and pleasantly peaceful. It is also appealing as an investment as many people intend to make their homes in Pandan Jaya as it is a established key township close to the city centre.